A perspective on bio-inspired interfacial systems for solar clean-water generation. (11th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Feng, Rui; Qiao, Yiming; Song, Chengyi
• Is Part Of: MRS communications. Volume 9:Number 1(2019)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 13
• Publication Date: 2019-02-11
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2019.17
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2159-6859

Abstract

Abstract: Abstract : With rapid growth of human population and decreasing labefaction of our environment, the usable fresh water is facing severe pollution and global shortage. Bio-inspired engineering and biotemplate-directed engineering thus offer great promise in clean water generation, including desalination, decontamination, and disinfection. This perspective begins with an introduction of solar energy-based interfacial evaporation system inspired by the natural systems of organisms, and then provides a review of the development and recent progress of the interfacial evaporation system for clean water generation. The long-term outlook in this field of clean water generation using bio-inspired interfacial systems is also discussed.